Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
“Smith House is a historic home located within the Incorporated Village of Amityville, in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.”
Wikipedia article Frank W. Smith House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk County · listed in 2010 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 93 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,050 fires within 5 miles of Frank W. Smith House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 423 acres in total. 62 started naturally. 61 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 805 |
| Natural | 62 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 61 |
| Smoking | 42 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Amityville, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2000 and 2019: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Lightning | Amityville | 1 hurt, $6,000 | Lightning struck a man and the home. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amityville | $5,000 | A tree crushed a fence on Deauville Boulevard in Copiague. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amityville | $2,000 | A tree down on Ketcham Avenue with outdoor furniture damage. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amityville | $2,000 | Tree down with outdoor furniture damage. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amityville | $1,000 | Multiple trees were reported down around Amityville. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Amityville | - | Six to ten inches of flowing water accumulated on Union Ave. in Amityville. |
| August 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Amityville | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Heavy Rain | Amityville | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Sisters of St. Dominic Motherhouse Complex | 2.0 miles | 2007 |
 | Babylon Town Hall | 4.7 miles | 2005 |
 | Babylon Library, The | 4.7 miles | 2015 |
 | Nathaniel Conklin House | 4.9 miles | 1988 |
 | Long Island National Cemetery | 5.5 miles | 2016 |
 | Sagtikos Manor | 7.3 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000797 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Suffolk County | All 338 listed properties in this county. |
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